07-07-2022, 12:24 PM
(07-07-2022, 12:10 PM)ItsGoTime Wrote: I think it ties in to your thoughts on the term “position-less basketball”. The two terms started being used around the same time, so to make sense of using both terms, in my head (because, wing IS a position if we use it traditionally), I think of it as a changing of the traditional term to be defensive in nature.
Comes down to offense or defense. For the most part people think of Luka as the Mavs PG. But if we look at the defensive matchup he is a wing or a forward (more PF than SF). In contrast many 3&D arche types like Frank, Bradley or Beverley are defending PGs but are limited to a spot up (wing) role on offense.
Also don´t think that the concept of positionless basketball is completly new. In the 80s Magic was the Lakers PG on offense. On defense Cooper was defending PGs.